Live and Let Die (1973)

Synopsis:

• Three MI6 agents have died - in New Orleans, on the island of San Monique and in Harlem, New York. M dispatches 007 to investigate. Bond's arrival in Harlem is predicted by a medium named Solitaire, and he is immediately a marked man. Her guardian, Dr. Kananga, rules the island of San Monique. Under the alias of Harlem hood, Mr. Big, he plans to flood US homes with home-grown heroin, relying on Solitaire's uncanny skill with a tarot pack to keep several steps ahead of the law. 007 has to find a way to get a couple steps ahead of Solitaire herself.

Release Date:

• July 6, 1973

Plot:

• Total control of the heroin market

Box Office Results:

• $126.4 million

Running Time:

• 2 hours, 2 minutes

Issued Sidearm:

• Walther PPK

Gadgets:

• Suitcase Of Goodies
• Rolex Plus
• "Shark Gun" with compressed air bullets

Director:

• Guy Hamilton

Screenplay:

• Tom Mankiewicz

Main Theme:

• 'Live and Let Die' by Paul and LInda McCartney
• Sung by Paul McCartney and Wings

Starring:

• Roger Moore as James Bond

Villain:

• Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big

Henchmen:

• Julius W Harris as Tee Hee
• Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper
• Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi
• Tommy Lane as Adam
• Gloria Hendry as Rosie Carver
• Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper

Bond Girls:

• Jane Seymour as Solitaire
• Madeline Smith as Miss Caruso

Supporting Cast:

• David Hedison as Felix Leiter
• Roy Stewart as Quarrel Jr.
• Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper

• Bernard Lee as M
• Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny

Filming Locations:

• London, UK; Fictional country of San Monique (Jamaica); New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Slidell, Louisiana, USA

Best Quote: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• Bond: "Why it's just a hat darling, belonging to a smallheaded man of limited means who lost a fight with a chicken."

sheriff j w pepper shouts "a secret agent on who's side"
Best Mistake: (According to mi6.co.uk)

• On the back of Solitaire's cards is a red and white design featuring the number 007 repeated over and over

Distinguishing Feature:

• First appearance by Roger Moore as Bond. Also second time the pre-credit scene didn't include Bond himself.

Vital Statistics (According to mi6.co.uk)

• Conquests: 3
  
• Martinis: 0
  
• Kills: 6
  
• "Bond, James Bond": 1